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Ainsworth keen to kick on

Lionel Ainsworth hopes both he and Shrewsbury can carry on where they left off against Lincoln when they host Stevenage.

Last Updated: 10/02/11 5:12pm

Lionel Ainsworth hopes both he and Shrewsbury can carry on where they left off against Lincoln when they host Stevenage.

The recalled forward was the stand-out performer as he smashed a 13-minute hat-trick in a crushing 5-1 victory over an in-form Lincoln side at Sincil Bank. And he knows those levels must try to be maintained if Shrews are to realise their promotion dream.

"I want to build up more confidence in myself, keep playing and if I've got the slot on Saturday I'll do the best I can, but it's more team performance," he told Shrews Player.

"I think we played brilliantly against Lincoln, everyone's work-rate was good and it was nice to see young Jon (Taylor) scoring again. We worked as a team, it's not an individual game and we're getting back what we had at the start of the season. We know where we want to go and what we want to strive for."

He added: "All the boys know home form is a big one for us, going on the road and winning is brilliant for us as it boosts our confidence and makes everyone look at us and think 'wow'. We take our confidence from then into Saturday's game and carry on.

"It's very important to win on Saturday, now we're on the back straight we want to win every game we can and with the focus and mentality the boys have got we'll do that."